The first payments <\/a>have been processed and have started to land in bank accounts. Payments will continue to be made throughout the winter.<\/p>\n Eligible people of State Pension<\/a> age will get a payment between \u00a3101.70 and \u00a3305.10 depending on their circumstances. Most people will receive their payment automatically and everyone who is eligible will receive a letter with details of their payment.<\/p>\n READ MORE: People over State Pension age due up to \u00a3524 in one-off payments this winter<\/a>READ MORE: People on any of these six benefits due extra \u00a359 payment next month<\/a><\/p>\n For pensioners with a taxable income of over \u00a335,000, the payment will be taken back through the tax system during 2026\/27.<\/p>\n Social Justice Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville said: \u201cWe know that energy costs are too high, and that this will affect households across Scotland this winter.<\/p>\n \u201cPension Age Winter Heating Payment will provide vital support for thousands of older people to help heat their homes and manage costs throughout the colder months.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople over the age of 66 don\u2019t need to do anything \u2013 in the vast majority of cases, the payment will be made automatically to help towards a warmer winter.\u201d<\/p>\n Payment rates<\/p>\n A full breakdown of payments for single pensioners and married couples of the same or mixed ages, can be found on MYGOV.SCOT<\/a>, but as a general guide:<\/p>\n \u00a3101.70 – pensioners living in residential care\u00a3203.40 – single pensioners born between September 22, 1945 and September 21, 1959\u00a3305.10 -single pensioners born before September 22, 1945<\/p>\n Payments will go into the same bank account as your State Pension, or any Social Security Scotland<\/a> benefits you get with the reference \u2018PAWHP\u2019.<\/p>\n A small number of people will need to apply and must do so before the deadline on March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n These include people who have deferred their State Pension or are a couple with a joint award for Pension Credit, Income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support or Universal Credit and the main person getting that benefit is under State Pension age.<\/p>\n You can check whether you need to apply on the MYGOV website.<\/a><\/p>\n Eligibility for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment<\/p>\n Social Security Scotland will look at your situation during the qualifying week – this took place between September 15-21, 2025.<\/p>\n To be eligible, you must have:<\/p>\n been born on, or before, September 21, 1959lived in Scotland on at least the last day of the qualifying week<\/p>\n You will not be eligible if you:<\/p>\n were in hospital getting free treatment for the whole qualifying week and the 52 weeks leading up to itwere in custody, under a sentence imposed by a court, for the whole qualifying weekneed permission to enter the UK and your granted leave says you cannot claim public fundsIf you live in residential care<\/p>\n Residential care means a care home or a hospital that is not part of the NHS.<\/p>\n You will be eligible if:<\/p>\n You were born on, or before, September 21, 1959live in Scotland<\/p>\n You will not be eligible if all of the following apply:<\/p>\n you were in residential care for the whole qualifying week (September 15-21)you went into care before June 23, 2025you got any of these benefits during the qualifying week – Pension Credit, Income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support or Universal CreditUsing the online payment checker<\/p>\n You can use the online checker at MYGOV.SCOT<\/a> to find out how much you will be paid, this depends on:<\/p>\n your agethe age of anyone you live with who is also eligibleif you live in residential careif you get certain other benefits and whether you get them as a joint award with your partner Join the conversation on our Money Saving Scotland Facebook group<\/a> for money-saving tips, the latest State Pension and benefits news, energy bill advice and cost of living updates.<\/p>\n Sign up to our Record Money newsletter and get the top stories sent to your inbox daily from Monday to Friday with a special cost of living edition every Thursday – sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can also follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @Recordmoney_<\/a> for regular updates throughout the day or get money news alerts on your phone by joining our Daily Record Money WhatsApp community<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_DR-MOney.png\")
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